OFSTED
Ofsted inspection information
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SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy 16-19 converter
Phase
16 plus
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Suffolk
Trust
EASTERN EDUCATION GROUP TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
2,404
2,404 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
1,347
56.0% of pupils
Male pupils
1,057
44.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.8 pts
below England
School
17.0%
Babergh
18.3%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
10.3 pts
below England
School
10.0%
Babergh
5.2%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.4 pts
above England
School
2.4%
Babergh
1.8%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
71.9%
1,728
Any other White background
8.4%
202
Any other Mixed background
4.0%
95
Any other ethnic group
2.7%
66
White and Black Caribbean
2.3%
56
African
2.3%
55
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
25.8%
621 of
2,404 pupils
5.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.5 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open 16 plus schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
104.2%
47.1 pts
above England
One Sixth Form College
104.2%
Babergh
85.4%
East of England
94.3%
England
57.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.